Letter to Julia 20111215

**sniffle** Oh dear, I got the sniffles again. I seem to get the sniffles every other week, huh? Maybe even more than that. I've never been this vulnerable to sinus allergies in my life. It's the environment: I hated living in the desert, but the plus side is I hardly ever got allergy attacks. Perhaps this time it's all those amra and mango blossoms in my yard. No, it's not mango season yet. To who it may concern, I can't sing when my nose is stuffed up. Sinus fluids destroy my voice, and accelerate exhaustion. I've been able to sing every day for the past few months, alhamdulillah, due to a regiment of sinus cavity draining. Let's pray that I don't have to empty my sinus cavity in the middle of a concert.

Ah, how I longed for you this morning when I woke up. I want to marry you, Julia. Are you maintaining your prayers, and taking good care of yourself? I want your chastity, Julia. Do know that I am faithful, insyaAllah. I talk to very few people, most of the time only to my parents and my kitty. I had pepper steak and rice for dinner. It was awesome, thank you ya Allah, for the knowledge and the bounty that You have provided for me. I've been using sugar in my savory dishes quite often lately. Not enough to overwhelm, but it's handy to cut acidic bases like chilli or tomato paste. My parents don't like sweet savory dishes, but I don't mind the sugar as long as it doesn't overwhelm the savory.

Until the time when we can buy our groceries and cook our dinner together, please be patient and faithful, and guard yourself from the corruption of others. Make no mistake, the end of the world is coming up soon. But before the armies come pouring down from the high ground to commandeer all the natural resources, perhaps Allah will grant us happiness together, in this life as well as the hereafter. You are my girl, Julia. I love you.

Qur'an 20111215

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

102. Do the unbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared hell for the unbelievers for entertainment.

103. Say, "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?"

104. Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good through their works.

The Cave 18:102-104
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Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?